Lego’s Smart Bricks explained: what they do, and what they don’t

Lego just made what it claims is its most important product release since it introduced minifigures in 1978. No, it's not yet another brand franchise. It's a computer in a brick. Called the Smart Brick , it's part of a broader system called Smart Play that Lego hopes will revolutionize your child...

Microsoft Word Smart Tags Code Execution (MS06-027) - Ver2 (CVE-2006-2492)

A code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Word software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of certain fields related to the Smart Tags in a Word document. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a crafted Word file, which may result ...

Android NFC Bug Could Be First Of Many

Google is working on a fix for a newly discovered vulnerability affecting Nexus S Android phones that could cause applications on the phone to crash using incorrectly formated Near Field Communications NFC transactions. The issue, which will be discussed at an upcoming technical conference on...

Microsoft Word Smart Tags Code Execution (MS06-027; CVE-2006-2492)

A code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Word software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of certain fields related to the Smart Tags in a Word document. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a crafted Word file, which may result ...

Microsoft Office fails to properly parse malformed Smart Tags

Overview A vulnerability in the way Microsoft Office parses files containing malformed Smart Tags may lead to execution of arbitrary code. Description Microsoft Office contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when parsing specially crafted Smart Tags. According to Microsoft Security...